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Kanaujiya DK, Purnima M, Pugazhenthi G, Dutta TK, Pakshirajan K. An indigenous tubular ceramic membrane integrated bioreactor system for biodegradation of phthalates mixture from contaminated wastewater. Biodegradation 2023; 34:533-548. [PMID: 37354273 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-023-10040-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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Endocrine-disrupting phthalates (EDPs) are widely used as plasticizers for the manufacture of different plastics and polyvinyl chloride by providing flexibility and mechanical strength. On the other hand, they are categorized under priority pollutants list due to their threat to human health and the environment. This study examined biodegradation of a mixture of dimethyl, diethyl, dibutyl, benzyl butyl, di-2-ethylhexyl, and di-n-octyl phthalates using a CSTB (continuous stirred tank bioreactor) operated under batch, fed-batch, continuous, and continuous with biomass recycle operation modes. For operating the CSTB under biomass recycle mode, microfiltration using an indigenous tubular ceramic membrane was employed. Ecotoxicity assessment of the treated water was carried out to evaluate the toxicity removal efficiency by the integrated bioreactor system. From the batch experiments, the EDPs cumulative degradation values were 90 and 75% at 1250 and 1500 mg/L total initial concentration of the mixture, respectively, whereas complete degradation was achieved at 750 mg/L. In the fed-batch study, 93% degradation was achieved at 1500 mg/L total initial concentration of the mixture. In continuous operation mode, 94 and 85% degradation efficiency values were achieved at 43.72 and 52.08 mg/L⋅h inlet loading rate of phthalate mixture. However, continuous feeding with 100% biomass recycle revealed complete degradation at 41.67 mg/L⋅h inlet loading rate within the 84 h operation period. High seed germination index and low mortality percentage of brine shrimps observed with phthalate degraded water from the integrated bioreactor system revealed its excellent potential in the treatment and toxicity removal of phthalates contaminated environment.
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- Dipak Kumar Kanaujiya
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India
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- Department of Microbiology, Bose Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700054, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, Assam, 781039, India.
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Zhang B, Peng Y, Yao Y, Hong X, Wu Y. Constructing a composite microfiltration carbon membrane by TiO 2 and Fe 2O 3 for efficient separation of oil-water emulsions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:92027-92041. [PMID: 37480529 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28728-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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Membrane-based separation technology has attracted enormous attention for oil/water emulsion treatment. Here, composite microfiltration carbon membranes (MCMs) were prepared from the precursor of phenolic resin doping with TiO2 and Fe2O3 via the processes of stereotype and pyrolysis. The functional groups, thermal stability, porous structure, microstructure, morphology, and hydrophilicity of the membrane samples were analyzed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, bubble pressure method, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope, and water contact angle, respectively. The effect of dopant amount on the separation performance of MCMs was investigated. The results show that a mixed matrix system is constructed by TiO2 and Fe2O3 in MCMs, which is beneficial for further optimizing the pore size, porosity, and hydrophilicity of MCMs for oily wastewater treatment by varying the dopant amount. The maximum oil rejections are achieved at 98.9% and 99.6% for MCMs with a dopant content of TiO2 and Fe2O3 at 25%, respectively. In brief, this study offers an attractive strategy for improving the separation performance of MCMs for oily wastewater.
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- Bing Zhang
- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, No. 30 Guanghua Street, Liaoyang, 111003, China.
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, No. 30 Guanghua Street, Liaoyang, 111003, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, No. 30 Guanghua Street, Liaoyang, 111003, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, No. 30 Guanghua Street, Liaoyang, 111003, China
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- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Shenyang University of Technology, No. 30 Guanghua Street, Liaoyang, 111003, China
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Khebli Z, Bouzerara F, Brihi N, Figoli A, Russo F, Galiano F, Chahredine S. Fabrication of a Zircon Microfiltration Membrane for Culture Medium Sterilization. MEMBRANES 2023; 13:399. [PMID: 37103826 PMCID: PMC10144774 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13040399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Multilayer ceramic membranes to be used for bacteria removal by filtration were prepared from ceramic materials. They consist of a macro-porous carrier, an intermediate layer and a thin separation layer at the top. Tubular and flat disc supports were prepared from silica sand and calcite (natural raw materials), using extrusion and uniaxial pressing methods, respectively. Making use of the slip casting technique, the silica sand intermediate layer and the zircon top-layer were deposited on the supports, in this order. The particle size and the sintering temperature for each layer were optimized to achieve a suitable pore size for the deposition of the next layer. Morphology, microstructures, pore characteristics, strength and permeability were also studied. Filtration tests were conducted to optimize the permeation performance of the membrane. Experimental results show that the total porosity and average pore size of the porous ceramic supports sintered at different temperatures within the range (1150-1300 °C), and lie in the ranges of 44-52% and 5-30 μm, respectively. For the ZrSiO4 top-layer, after firing at 1190 °C, a typical average pore size of about 0.3 μm and a thickness of about 70 μm were measured, while water permeability is estimated to a value of 440 lh-1m-2bar-1. Finally, the optimized membranes were tested in the sterilization of a culture medium. Filtration results show the efficiency of the zircon-deposited membranes for bacteria removal; indeed, the growth medium was found to be free of all microorganisms.
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- Zineb Khebli
- Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics and Nanomaterials, Jijel University, Jijel 18000, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics and Nanomaterials, Jijel University, Jijel 18000, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics and Nanomaterials, Jijel University, Jijel 18000, Algeria
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 17/C, 87030 Rende, Italy
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 17/C, 87030 Rende, Italy
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- Institute on Membrane Technology, ITM-CNR, Via P. Bucci, Cubo 17/C, 87030 Rende, Italy
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- Biotechnology, Environment and Health Laboratory, Jijel University, Jijel 18000, Algeria
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Dong K, Xu Y, Wang Q, Liu X, Xue J, Wu H. Study on the effectiveness of membrane separation + N 2 deoxidation process for the treatment of bacteria in ballast water. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 188:114652. [PMID: 36736257 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Effects of the membrane separation + N2 deoxidation process on the abundance and activity of bacteria were examined under two salinity conditions at Yangshan Port, Shanghai, China. Sequencing of 16S rRNA gene amplicons demonstrated a decrease in the diversity and activity of bacteria in fresh water and marine water, with a total removal rate of approximately 63 % and 69 %, respectively. Indicator bacteria decreased to 10 CFU·100 mL-1, which met the IMO D-2 standard. A total of 13 potential pathogens were detected after treatment, indicating that there is still a risk of pathogenic bacteria invasion in the discharge water, particularly marine bacteria, and that the D-2 standard may be insufficient as a preventive measure against pathogenic bacteria transfer. The results will provide reference for government supervision, and will also be important for monitoring foreign bacteria and technology development.
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- Kairui Dong
- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on the Ecological Security of Ports and Shipping, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on the Ecological Security of Ports and Shipping, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on the Ecological Security of Ports and Shipping, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Meterial and Environmental engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on the Ecological Security of Ports and Shipping, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on the Ecological Security of Ports and Shipping, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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Dong K, Wu W, Chen J, Xiang J, Jin X. A study on treatment efficacy of ballast water treatment system applying filtration + membrane separation + deoxygenation technology during shipboard testing. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 188:114620. [PMID: 36680951 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 01/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The efficacy of a BWMS with filtration + membrane separation + deoxygenation technology in treating ballast water was investigated under marine operational circumstances in five shipboard tests. The shipboard tests were carried out between August 2020 and March 2021 onboard a bulk carrier JIN HAI HUA, which sailed between Mawei, Qinhuangdao and Caofeidian in China throughout spring, summer, and fall season. The discharge results in all five tests met the D-2 standard in IMO BWMS Code, with the shortest holding time of less than three days. The BWMS does not involve application of chemicals or generation of by-products, and is considered to be an appropriate choice for certain types of ships.
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- Kairui Dong
- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on the Ecological Security of Ports and Shipping, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- DNV AS, Veritasveien 1, 1363 Høvik, Norway
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on the Ecological Security of Ports and Shipping, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Marine Ecology and Environment, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on the Ecological Security of Ports and Shipping, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Jiangsu Nanji Machinery Company Ltd., Taixing 225400, Jiangsu, China
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Sustainable ceramic membrane for decontamination of water: A cost-effective approach. Heliyon 2023; 9:e13321. [PMID: 36755581 PMCID: PMC9900354 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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A sustainable ceramic membrane embedded with silver has been developed using quartz, kaolin and calcium carbonate. All the chemicals involved in this process were commonly available, non-toxic and cheap. The process was very simple, convenient and does not involve any wastage of water. Decoration of silver particles onto the porous ceramic membrane with the help of APTES as a connecting molecule leads to the formation of a durable material having strong antibacterial capacity. The fabricated membrane holds wide pore morphology with pore size of 4.4 μm and average porosity of 19.5% with an estimated cost of fabrication of about 60 dollar/m2. The membrane was found capable in reducing the TDS, BOD and COD of water samples that confirms that it is efficient for water treatment applications.
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Pineapple juice clarification by continuous dead-end microfiltration using a low-cost ceramic membrane. JOURNAL OF FOOD MEASUREMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11694-022-01634-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Jafari B, Rezaei E, Abbasi M, Hashemifard SA, khosravi A, Sillanpää M. Application of Mullite-Zeolite-Alumina microfiltration membranes coated by SiO2 nanoparticles for separation of oil-in-water emulsions. Ann Ital Chir 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.06.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Zhou W, Wu P, Zhang L, Yao S, Zhu D, Cai Y. Layer-by-layer assembly of nanocomposite interlayers on a kaolin substrate for enhancing membrane performance of Pb(II) and Cd(II) removal. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:153149. [PMID: 35038506 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Developing an ultra-thin polyamide selective layer with sufficient mechanical robustness on a highly porous ceramic substrate is challenging for removing heavy metal ions from wastewater. We synthesized a reliable ceramic-polyamide membrane by assembling nanocomposite interlayers of alumina and carbon black on the kaolin substrate. The surface morphology, pore size distribution, and roughness of ceramic substrates were improved by introducing the nanocomposite interlayer. The corresponding optimized water flux, Pb(II), and Cd(II) removal efficiency are 2.75 L m-2 h-1, 98.44%, and 97.51%, respectively, which are better than those of the polyamide films constructed directly on the ceramic substrate. This facile structure provides more active sites for forming ultrathin polyamide layers with satisfactory mechanical robustness. This paper provides a new perspective for fabricating efficient heavy metal ions filters.
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- Wei Zhou
- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China.
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- College of Water Resources and Architectural Engineering, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, PR China
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Separation of Bacteria Kocuria rhizophila from Fermentation Broth by Cross-Flow Microfiltration Using Inexpensive Tubular Ceramic Membrane. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05640-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sohrabi H, Majidi MR, Khaki P, Jahanban-Esfahlan A, de la Guardia M, Mokhtarzadeh A. State of the art: Lateral flow assays toward the point-of-care foodborne pathogenic bacteria detection in food samples. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2022; 21:1868-1912. [PMID: 35194932 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.12913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Revised: 12/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Diverse chemicals and some physical phenomena recently introduced in nanotechnology have enabled scientists to develop useful devices in the field of food sciences. Concerning such developments, detecting foodborne pathogenic bacteria is now an important issue. These kinds of bacteria species have demonstrated severe health effects after consuming foods and high mortality related to acute cases. The most leading path of intoxication and infection has been through food matrices. Hence, quick recognition of foodborne bacteria agents at low concentrations has been required in current diagnostics. Lateral flow assays (LFAs) are one of the urgent and prevalently applied quick recognition methods that have been settled for recognizing diverse types of analytes. Thus, the present review has stressed on latest developments in LFAs-based platforms to detect various foodborne pathogenic bacteria such as Salmonella, Listeria, Escherichia coli, Brucella, Shigella, Staphylococcus aureus, Clostridium botulinum, and Vibrio cholera. Proper prominence has been given on exactly how the labels, detection elements, or procedures have affected recent developments in the evaluation of diverse bacteria using LFAs. Additionally, the modifications in assays specificity and sensitivity consistent with applied food processing techniques have been discussed. Finally, a conclusion has been drawn for highlighting the main challenges confronted through this method and offered a view and insight of thoughts for its further development in the future.
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- Hessamaddin Sohrabi
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.,Department of Biology, Faculty of Fundamental Sciences, University College of Nabi Akram (UCNA), Tabriz, Iran
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- Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
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Goswami KP, Pakshirajan K, Pugazhenthi G. Process intensification through waste fly ash conversion and application as ceramic membranes: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 808:151968. [PMID: 34863768 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Improper disposal of huge quantities of fly ash generated by thermal power plants and few other industries contributes to both air and water pollution, and therefore, recent advancements in research are focused toward utilizing this waste material in fabricating useful membranes. This article presents an overview of various methods used to fabricate fly ash-based membranes and critical parameters affecting the same. Fly ash-based membranes also act as the support for fabricating composite membranes and therefore, different means of coating the support membranes are discussed in this paper. Among various methods of membrane fabrication, extrusion method can be considered for bulk production of membranes, which is a pre-requisite for industrial implementation. The article also throws light on a wide range of wastewater that have been successfully treated using these fly ash-based ceramic membranes. However, the use of these membranes should be avoided in acidic solutions as it may cause leaching of heavy metals present in fly ash, causing health hazards. Most of these membranes function on the basis of size exclusion principle, whereas membranes with charge-based separation are also well known. Both of these types of membranes are discussed in this work. Utilization of fly ash-based membranes in separation processes not only reduce the cost associated with the process, but will also intensify the process through various other means such as reduced energy consumption, environmental safety and so on. Thus, the main focus of this review is to present the readers with development and important future directions in this research topic.
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- Kakali Priyam Goswami
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India.
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Kashaninia F, Sarpoolaky H, Rezaei HR. Synthesis of Clay-Based Adsorptive Microfiltration Membranes. J WATER CHEM TECHNO+ 2022. [DOI: 10.3103/s1063455x21060047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sohrabi H, Majidi MR, Fakhraei M, Jahanban-Esfahlan A, Hejazi M, Oroojalian F, Baradaran B, Tohidast M, Guardia MDL, Mokhtarzadeh A. Lateral flow assays (LFA) for detection of pathogenic bacteria: A small point-of-care platform for diagnosis of human infectious diseases. Talanta 2022; 243:123330. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Dai M, Liu J, Ji Z, Wang S, Zhao Y, Li F, Guo X, Yuan J. Fabrication of superhydrophobic & catalytic bifunctional MnO2 @ Al2O3 composite ceramic membrane for oxidation of desulfurization waste solution. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.128067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kumar A, Pal D, Kar SK, Mishra SK, Bansal R. An overview of wind energy development and policy initiatives in India. CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY 2022; 24:1337-1358. [PMID: 35069066 DOI: 10.1007/s10098-022-02444-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/28/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The Indian renewable energy sector has grown at a compounded annual growth rate of 15.51% in the last five years, where wind growth is about 8%. The Indian government has been adopting changes to create a safe, cheap, and sustainable energy system to fuel vigorous economic growth. The government has made significant efforts in ensuring universal access to energy, giving power to its residents. It is implementing a large-scale deployment of renewable energy, particularly solar and wind. This paper examines the country's wind sector in-depth, including the government policy, financial incentives, and accomplishments. The study goes on to discuss the prospects and problems of the wind sector, as well as solutions to overcome them to reach the estimated target of 140-150 GW by 2030. Wind power growth in the country has weakened in the last few years which may hamper the country's ambitious renewable energy targets. Wind industry is facing several hindrances ranging from discontinuation of incentives, land acquisition, DISCOM's poor health, change in bidding scheme, old wind sites, etc. Certain steps, such as repowering outdated wind farms, giving generation-based incentives, tax concessions, reassessing the country's wind potential, and constructing competitive renewable energy zones could aid in reviving the wind energy sector.
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- Abhishek Kumar
- Department of Management Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais Amethi, 229304 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Management Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais Amethi, 229304 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Management Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais Amethi, 229304 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Management Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais Amethi, 229304 Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Management Studies, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Jais Amethi, 229304 Uttar Pradesh India
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Lanjewar T, Satyakam A, Varma MN. Low-Cost Hydrophobic Cenosphere Ceramic Membrane for the Desalination Application Using Direct Contact Membrane Distillation. ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-06408-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Wang X, Sun K, Zhang G, Yang F, Lin S, Dong Y. Robust zirconia ceramic membrane with exceptional performance for purifying nano-emulsion oily wastewater. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 208:117859. [PMID: 34801820 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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While membrane-based oil-water separation has been widely explored, using conventional membranes to treat oily wastewaters remains practically challenging especially when such wastewaters contain more stable nano-sized oil droplets and are of high oil content, and harsh chemical conditions. Herein, we report a novel protocol of efficiently separating both synthetic and real oil nano-emulsions via specially designed robust zirconia membranes. The best-performing zirconia membrane, fabricated at low sintering temperature, has relatively uniform sub-100 nm pores and is underwater superoleophobic. Such zirconia membranes possess not only outstanding separation performance under long-term operation but robust structural stability at harsh conditions. At different cross-flow velocities, a combined model of intermediate pore blocking and cake filtration dominated membrane fouling behavior. Specifically, at high pH value (especially > pH(IEP)), membrane fouling was effectively mitigated due to a dominant role of electrostatic repulsion interaction at membrane-oil interface. Compared with conventional and commercial ceramic membranes, our zirconia membrane is the first reported in literature that can effectively reject nano-sized oil droplets (∼18 nm) with over 99% rejection. Moreover, the zirconia membrane has also been challenged with real degreasing wastewater with very high oil content (∼4284 mg L-1) and pH (∼12.4) and delivered consistently high separation performance over many operation cycles.
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- Xueling Wang
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235, United States
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116024, China.
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Twibi MF, Othman MHD, Hubadillah SK, Alftessi SA, Adam MRB, Ismail AF, Rahman MA, Jaafar J, Raji YO, Abd Aziz MH, Sokri MNBM, Abdullah H, Naim R. Hydrophobic mullite ceramic hollow fibre membrane (Hy-MHFM) for seawater desalination via direct contact membrane distillation (DCMD). Ann Ital Chir 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Sun J, Chen Z, Shen J, Wang B, Zhao S, Wang W, Zhu X, Wang Z, Kang J. Improvement of the fabricated and application of aluminosilicate-based microfiltration membrane. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 273:129628. [PMID: 33508688 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Aluminosilicate composite materials are characterized by their low cost, nontoxicity and facilely shaped. Membrane prepared using aluminosilicate composites have the following disadvantages: large mean pore size and low mechanical strength. To address these limitations, flat microfiltration membranes were fabricated using SiO2 powder and aluminosilicate composite as raw materials. The membrane performance was optimized by regulating the particle size of SiO2, the ratio of SiO2 to aluminosilicate composite (s/a), and the type of chemical admixture. The X-ray diffraction results indicated that the crystalline SiO2 particles were favorable for the preparation of membranes with higher bending strengths. The decreasing particle sizes of SiO2 (1.33-0.15 μm) decreased the pore size distribution. The bending strength of the membrane reduced with an increase in s/a, while was effectively enhanced by adding dissolved Na2SiO3. The optimized inorganic microfiltration membrane could also catalyze ozone to remove 100% of benzophenone-4 with an initial concentration of 10 mg L-1 within 15 min, and TOC removal by 52.67%. This paper presents a revised method for preparing an inorganic microfiltration membrane, which is an increasingly promising material for water treatment because of its low cost, low energy consumption, and high catalytic performance.
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- Jingyi Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Safety Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, China.
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Messaoudi M, Douma M, Tijani N, Messaoudi L. Study of the permeability of tubular mineral membranes: application to wastewater treatment. Heliyon 2021; 7:e06837. [PMID: 33981894 PMCID: PMC8082269 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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This research work opens up the possibility of developing tubular mineral membranes from Moroccan clay powders and their use in water permeability tests and wastewater treatment. The aim is to show the possibility of using clay as a low-cost raw material for the production of ceramic membranes with high mechanical and chemical performances. In a first step, we developed ceramic membranes by extruding a prepared plastic paste with the addition of an optimized amount of wood powder as organic matter (OM) to improve the porosity characteristics of the final products after firing. Several parameters are controlled such as the chemical and mineralogical composition of the starting clay powder, the granulometry and the final sintering temperature. The effect of sintering temperature in the range from 800 to 1000 °C, and OM addition (5, 10, 15wt%) on tubular membrane properties such as mechanical and chemical resistance, porosity and permeability were investigated. It was found that the incorporation of OM in the raw clay enhance the pore volume and the permeate flux but it was also accompanied by a decrease in mechanical strength. The membrane sintered at 1000 °C with 15wt% of OM is considered as optimized membrane and it was applied for the second stage of this work. This stage concerns the treatment of wastewater from a thermal complex located 12 km south of the city of Meknes, Morocco, through a treatment by a biological disk microstation. The filtrate obtained then undergoes tangential filtration by the membranes elaborated and optimized following the evolution of the pollution parameters. Based on physicochemical and biological analyses of wastewater after treatment by the coupled system, the membranes obtained have a good permeability and an excellent pollution removal performance.
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- Mohammed Messaoudi
- Laboratory of Materials, Membranes and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, PB 11201, Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Materials, Membranes and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, PB 11201, Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Materials, Membranes and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, PB 11201, Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Materials, Membranes and Nanotechnology, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Moulay Ismail University, PB 11201, Zitoune, Meknes, Morocco
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One-step engineering of low-cost kaolin/fly ash ceramic membranes for efficient separation of oil-water emulsions. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Synthesis of ceramic membrane using inexpensive precursors and evaluation of its biocompatibility for hemofiltration application. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Multifunctional PDMS polyHIPE filters for oil-water separation and antibacterial activity. Sep Purif Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Purnima M, Arul Manikandan N, Pakshirajan K, Pugazhenthi G. Recovery of microalgae from its broth solution using kaolin based tubular ceramic membranes prepared with different binders. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Hakami MW, Alkhudhiri A, Al-Batty S, Zacharof MP, Maddy J, Hilal N. Ceramic Microfiltration Membranes in Wastewater Treatment: Filtration Behavior, Fouling and Prevention. MEMBRANES 2020; 10:E248. [PMID: 32971963 PMCID: PMC7558661 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10090248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nowadays, integrated microfiltration (MF) membrane systems treatment is becoming widely popular due to its feasibility, process reliability, commercial availability, modularity, relative insensitivity in case of wastewater of various industrial sources as well as raw water treatment and lower operating costs. The well thought out, designed and implemented use of membranes can decrease capital cost, reduce chemical usage, and require little maintenance. Due to their resistance to extreme operating conditions and cleaning protocols, ceramic MF membranes are gradually becoming more employed in the drinking water and wastewater treatment industries when compared with organic and polymeric membranes. Regardless of their many advantages, during continuous operation these membranes are susceptible to a fouling process that can be detrimental for successful and continuous plant operations. Chemical and microbial agents including suspended particles, organic matter particulates, microorganisms and heavy metals mainly contribute to fouling, a complex multifactorial phenomenon. Several strategies, such as chemical cleaning protocols, turbulence promoters and backwashing with air or liquids are currently used in the industry, mainly focusing around early prevention and treatment, so that the separation efficiency of MF membranes will not decrease over time. Other strategies include combining coagulation with either inorganic or organic coagulants, with membrane treatment which can potentially enhance pollutants retention and reduce membrane fouling.
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- Mohammed Wali Hakami
- Chemical Engineering Technology Department, Jubail Industrial College, Jubail Industrial City 31961, Saudi Arabia; (M.W.H.); (S.A.-B.)
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- King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), National Center for Desalination & Water Treatment Technology, Riyadh 12354, Saudi Arabia;
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- Chemical Engineering Technology Department, Jubail Industrial College, Jubail Industrial City 31961, Saudi Arabia; (M.W.H.); (S.A.-B.)
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- Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC), Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, University of South Wales, Pontypridd CF37 1DL, UK;
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- Sustainable Environment Research Centre (SERC), Faculty of Engineering, Computing and Science, University of South Wales, Pontypridd CF37 1DL, UK;
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- NYUAD Water Research Center, New York University, Abu Dhabi 129188, UAE;
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Goswami KP, Pugazhenthi G. Credibility of polymeric and ceramic membrane filtration in the removal of bacteria and virus from water: A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2020; 268:110583. [PMID: 32383664 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The prevalence of many waterborne diseases and the increased mortality rate starting from children to adult persons rises the need to purify water before consumption. Owing to the number of advantages associated with membrane filtration technologies, they are widely being implemented across the world for the production of pathogen free water. This article hence focuses on numerous such examples of using membrane technology in the production of drinking water. Membranes are even being coated with various materials to enhance their surface properties such as electrostatic and hydrophobic attraction capacity to aid for such separation. Various metal oxide coatings are seen to be gaining importance now-a-days and also, articles citing the use of silver coating are very large in number, owing to the excellent antipathogenic property shown by various silver compounds. It needs mention that examples have also been cited in this article where virus concentration was carried out with a purpose of producing different vaccines, virus adsorption in membrane and its subsequent elution (VIRADEL) being the most discussed one. In addition to these, description about the virus and bacteria quantification techniques are also mentioned in this article. The elaborated study of all these processes and the derived future prospects regarding the production of pathogen free water will certainly be helpful for the researchers working in this field, irrespective of the beginners or the experienced ones, to direct their research more innovatively.
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- Kakali Priyam Goswami
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India.
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Chen M, Zhu L, Chen J, Yang F, Tang CY, Guiver MD, Dong Y. Spinel-based ceramic membranes coupling solid sludge recycling with oily wastewater treatment. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 169:115180. [PMID: 31669905 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Revised: 10/03/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Highly efficient and economic treatment of wastewater sludges and wastewaters in one way is a challenging issue in the water treatment field. Herein we present a waste-to-resource strategy for rational fabrication of low-cost ceramic membranes, which simultaneously addresses the treatment of heavy metal-laden sludges and the separation of oil-in-water (O/W) emulsions. A thermal conversion mechanism is proposed for complicated reactions between simulated nickel-laden wastewater sludge and bauxite mineral. In addition to full stabilization and recycling of heavy metal wastewater sludges, rational tailoring of ceramic membrane structures can also be realized to achieve high water flux and favorable mechanical and surface properties. With rational structure design, the tailored spinel-based ceramic membranes exhibited high rejection and high flux (7473 LMH·bar-1) simultaneously for separation of oily wastewater, outperforming other reported state-of-the-art ceramic membranes. The membrane fouling mechanism revealed the dominance of cake layer formation at low cross flow velocities, while a combined model of cake layer formation and pore blocking dominated membrane fouling at high cross-flow velocities. The proposed strategy can be potentially extended toward design of functional ceramic membranes derived from other heavy metal wastewater sludges and for other water treatment applications.
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- Mingliang Chen
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, PR China; Department of Sanitary Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, P.O. Box 5048, 2600 GA, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Engineering Research Center of Environmental Materials and Membrane Technology of Hubei Province, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, PR China
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- Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines, and Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering (Tianjin), Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education, MOE), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, PR China.
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Abdullayev A, Bekheet MF, Hanaor DAH, Gurlo A. Materials and Applications for Low-Cost Ceramic Membranes. MEMBRANES 2019; 9:E105. [PMID: 31438552 PMCID: PMC6780182 DOI: 10.3390/membranes9090105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 08/05/2019] [Accepted: 08/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In water treatment applications, the use of ceramic membranes is associated with numerous advantages relative to polymer-based filtration systems. High-temperature stability, fouling resistance, and low maintenance requirements contribute to lower lifecycle costs in such systems. However, the high production costs of most commercially available ceramic membranes, stemming from raw materials and processing, are uneconomical for such systems in most water treatment applications. For this reason, there is a growing demand for new ceramic membranes based on low-cost raw materials and processes. The use of unrefined mineral feedstocks, clays, cement, sands, and ash as the basis for the fabrication of ceramic membranes offers a promising pathway towards the obtainment of effective filtration systems that can be economically implemented in large volumes. The design of effective ceramic filtration membranes based on low-cost raw materials and energy-efficient processes requires a balance of pore structure, mass flow, and robustness, all of which are highly dependent on the composition of materials used, the inclusion of various pore-forming and binding additives, and the thermal treatments to which membranes are subjected. In this review, we present recent developments in materials and processes for the fabrication of low-cost membranes from unrefined raw materials, including clays, zeolites, apatite, waste products, including fly ash and rice husk ash, and cement. We examine multiple aspects of materials design and address the challenges relating to their further development.
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- Amanmyrat Abdullayev
- Fachgebiet Keramische Werkstoffe/Chair of Advanced Ceramic Materials, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Fachgebiet Keramische Werkstoffe/Chair of Advanced Ceramic Materials, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Keramische Werkstoffe/Chair of Advanced Ceramic Materials, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Fachgebiet Keramische Werkstoffe/Chair of Advanced Ceramic Materials, Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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Dong BB, Wang FH, Yang MY, Yu JL, Hao LY, Xu X, Wang G, Agathopoulos S. Polymer-derived porous SiOC ceramic membranes for efficient oil-water separation and membrane distillation. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chihi R, Blidi I, Trabelsi-Ayadi M, Ayari F. Elaboration and characterization of a low-cost porous ceramic support from natural Tunisian bentonite clay. CR CHIM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Experimental investigation of oil-in-water microfiltration assisted by Dielectrophoresis: Operational condition optimization. Chem Eng Res Des 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Treatment of Palm Oil Mill Effluent Using Membrane Bioreactor: Novel Processes and Their Major Drawbacks. WATER 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/w10091165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Over the years, different types of alternative technologies have been developed and used for palm oil mill effluent (POME) treatment. Specifically, membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been employed to relegate pollutants contained in POME under different operating conditions, and the technology was found to be promising. The major challenge impeding the wider application of this technology is membrane fouling, which usually attracts high operating energy and running cost. In this regard, novel methods of mitigating membrane fouling through the treatment processes have been developed. Therefore, this review article specifically focuses on the recent treatment processes of POME using MBR, with particular emphasis on innovative processes conditions such as aerobic, anaerobic, and hybrid processing as well as their performance in relation to fouling minimization. Furthermore, the effects of sonication and thermophilic and mesophilic conditions on membrane blockage were critically reviewed. The types of foulants and fouling mechanism as influenced by different operating conditions were also analyzed censoriously.
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A study on the thermo-pressing sewing method for prevention of allergen penetration through micropore fabric. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-018-0065-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Das B, Chakrabarty B, Barkakati P. Separation of oil from oily wastewater using low cost ceramic membrane. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-017-0185-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Wang Z, Crandall C, Sahadevan R, Menkhaus TJ, Fong H. Microfiltration performance of electrospun nanofiber membranes with varied fiber diameters and different membrane porosities and thicknesses. POLYMER 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Yang X, Zhou S, Li M, Wang R, Zhao Y. Purification of cellulase fermentation broth via low cost ceramic microfiltration membranes with nanofibers-like attapulgite separation layers. Sep Purif Technol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2016.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Assessment of a New Silicon Carbide Tubular Honeycomb Membrane for Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewaters. MEMBRANES 2017; 7:membranes7010012. [PMID: 28264453 PMCID: PMC5371973 DOI: 10.3390/membranes7010012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 02/20/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Extremely high removals of total suspended solids and oil and grease were obtained when olive mill wastewaters were filtered using new silicon carbide tubular membranes. These new membranes were used at constant permeate flux to treat real olive mill wastewaters at pilot scale. The filtration conditions were evaluated and optimized in terms of the selection of the permeate flux and flux maintenance strategies employed-backpulsing and backwashing-in order to reduce fouling formation. The results obtained reveal that the combination of backpulses and backwashes helps to maintain the permeate flux, avoids transmembrane pressure increase and decreases the cake resistance. Moreover, membrane cleaning procedures were compared and the main agents responsible for fouling formation identified. Results also show that, under total recirculation, despite an increased concentration of pollutants in the feed stream, the quality of the permeate is maintained. Membrane filtration using silicon carbide membranes is an effective alternative to dissolved air flotation and can be applied efficiently to remove total suspended solids and oil and grease from olive mill wastewaters.
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Wang Z, Crandall C, Prautzsch VL, Sahadevan R, Menkhaus TJ, Fong H. Electrospun Regenerated Cellulose Nanofiber Membranes Surface-Grafted with Water-Insoluble Poly(HEMA) or Water-Soluble Poly(AAS) Chains via the ATRP Method for Ultrafiltration of Water. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2017; 9:4272-4278. [PMID: 28078887 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b16116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Electrospun nanofiber membranes (ENMs) have demonstrated promising applications for water purification primarily due to high water flux and low degree of fouling. However, the equivalent/apparent pore sizes of as-electrospun ENMs are in microns/submicrons; therefore, the ENMs can only be directly utilized for microfiltration applications. To make regenerated cellulose (RC) ENMs for ultrafiltration applications, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was studied to graft polymer chains onto the surface of RC nanofibers; specifically, monomers of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and sodium acrylate (AAS) were selected for surface-grafting water-insoluble and water-soluble polymer chains onto RC nanofibers, respectively. With prolonging of the ATRP reaction time, the resulting surface-modified RC ENMs had reduced pore sizes. The water-insoluble poly(HEMA) chains coated the surface of RC nanofibers to make the fibers thicker, thus decreasing the membrane pore size and reducing permeability. On the other hand, the water-soluble poly(AAS) chains did not coat the surface of RC nanofibers; instead, they partially filled the pores to form gel-like structures, which served to decrease the effective pore size, while still providing elevated permeability. The surface-modified RC ENMs were subsequently explored for ultrafiltration of ∼40 nm nanoparticles and ∼10 nm bovine serum albumin (BSA) molecules from water. The results indicated that the HEMA-modified RC membranes could reject/remove more than 95% of the nanoparticles while they could not reject any BSA molecules; in comparison, the AAS-modified RC membranes had complete rejection of the nanoparticles and could even reject ∼58% of the BSA molecules.
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- Zhao Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences and ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences and ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences and ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences and ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences and ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biological Sciences and ‡Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology , Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
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Feng K, Hu W, Jiang A, Sarengaowa, Xu Y, Zou Y, Yang L, Wang X. A Dual Filtration-Based Multiplex PCR Method for Simultaneous Detection of Viable Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus on Fresh-Cut Cantaloupe. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0166874. [PMID: 27906992 PMCID: PMC5132219 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0166874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Fresh-cut cantaloupe is particularly susceptible to contamination with pathogenic bacteria, such as Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, and Staphylococcus aureus. Therefore, development of rapid, yet accurate detection techniques is necessary to ensure food safety. In this study, a multiplex PCR system and propidium monoazide (PMA) concentration were optimized to detect all viable pathogens in a single tube. A dual filtration system utilized a filtration membrane with different pore sizes to enrich pathogens found on fresh-cut cantaloupe. The results revealed that an optimized multiplex PCR system has the ability to effectively detect three pathogens in the same tube. The viable pathogens were simultaneously detected for PMA concentrations above 10 μg/ml. The combination of a nylon membrane (15 μm) and a micro pore filtration membrane (0.22 μm) formed the dual filtration system used to enrich pathogens. The achieved sensitivity of PMA-mPCR based on this dual filtration system was 2.6 × 103 cfu/g for L. monocytogenes, 4.3 × 10 cfu/g for E. coli O157:H7, and 3.1 × 102 cfu/g for S. aureus. Fresh-cut cantaloupe was inoculated with the three target pathogens using concentrations of 103, 102, 10, and 1 cfu/g. After 6-h of enrichment culture, assay sensitivity increased to 1 cfu/g for each of these pathogens. Thus, this technique represents an efficient and rapid detection tool for implementation on fresh-cut cantaloupe.
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- Ke Feng
- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
- College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, China
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, China
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
- College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, China
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- School of Life Science and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, China
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, China
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- College of Life Science, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, China
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Hubadillah SK, Harun Z, Othman MHD, Ismail A, Salleh WNW, Basri H, Yunos MZ, Gani P. Preparation and characterization of low cost porous ceramic membrane support from kaolin using phase inversion/sintering technique for gas separation: Effect of kaolin content and non-solvent coagulant bath. Chem Eng Res Des 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cherd.2016.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Basumatary AK, Kumar RV, Ghoshal AK, Pugazhenthi G. Removal of FeCl3 from aqueous solution by ultrafiltration using ordered mesoporous MCM-48 ceramic composite membrane. SEP SCI TECHNOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/01496395.2016.1187168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- Ashim Kumar Basumatary
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati, India
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Basumatary AK, Kumar RV, Ghoshal AK, Pugazhenthi G. Cross flow ultrafiltration of Cr (VI) using MCM-41, MCM-48 and Faujasite (FAU) zeolite-ceramic composite membranes. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 153:436-446. [PMID: 27031807 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Revised: 11/28/2015] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This work describes the removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution in cross flow mode using MCM-41, MCM-48 and FAU zeolite membranes prepared on circular shaped porous ceramic support. Ceramic support was manufactured using locally available clay materials via a facile uni-axial compaction method followed by sintering process. A hydrothermal technique was employed for the deposition of zeolites on the ceramic support. The porosity of ceramic support (47%) is reduced by the formation of MCM-41 (23%), MCM-48 (22%) and FAU (33%) zeolite layers. The pore size of the MCM-41, MCM-48 and FAU membrane is found to be 0.173, 0.142, and 0.153 μm, respectively, which is lower than that of the support (1.0 μm). Cross flow ultrafiltration experiments of Cr (VI) were conducted at five different applied pressures (69-345 kPa) and three cross flow rates (1.11 × 10(-7) - 2.22 × 10(-7) m(3)/s). The filtration studies inferred that the performance of the fabricated zeolite composite membranes is optimum at the maximum applied pressure (345 kPa) and the highest rejection is obtained with the lowest cross flow rate (1.11 × 10(-7) m(3)/s) for all three zeolite membrane. The permeate flux of MCM-41, MCM-48 and FAU zeolite composite membranes are almost remained constant in the entire duration of the separation process. The highest removal of 82% is shown by FAU membrane, while MCM-41 and MCM-48 display 75% and 77% of Cr (VI) removal, respectively for the initial feed concentration of 1000 ppm with natural pH of the solution at an applied pressure of 345 kPa.
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- Ashim Kumar Basumatary
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Guwahati 781039, Assam, India.
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Surface Functionalization of Polyethersulfone Membrane with Quaternary Ammonium Salts for Contact-Active Antibacterial and Anti-Biofouling Properties. MATERIALS 2016; 9:ma9050376. [PMID: 28773499 PMCID: PMC5503072 DOI: 10.3390/ma9050376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2016] [Revised: 05/05/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Biofilm is a significant cause for membrane fouling. Antibacterial-coated surfaces can inhibit biofilm formation by killing bacteria. In this study, polyethersulfone (PES) microfiltration membrane was photografted by four antibiotic quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) separately, which were synthesized from dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) by quaternization with butyl bromide (BB), octyl bromide (OB), dodecyl bromide (DB), or hexadecyl bromide (HB). XPS, ATR-FTIR, and SEM were used to confirm the surfaces’ composition and morphology. After modification, the pores on PES-g-DMAEMA-BB and PES-g-DMAEMA-OB were blocked, while PES-g-DMAEMA-DB and PES-g-DMAEMA-HB were retained. We supposed that DMAEMA-BB and DMAEMA-OB aggregated on the membrane surface due to the activities of intermolecular or intramolecular hydrogen bonds. Bacteria testing found the antibacterial activities of the membranes increased with the length of the substituted alkyl chain. Correspondingly, little bacteria were observed on PES-g-DMAEMA-DB and PES-g-DMAEMA-HB by SEM. The antifouling properties were investigated by filtration of a solution of Escherichia coli. Compared with the initial membrane, PES-g-DMAEMA-DB and PES-g-DMAEMA-HB showed excellent anti-biofouling performance with higher relative flux recovery (RFR) of 88.3% and 92.7%, respectively. Thus, surface functionalization of the PES membrane with QACs can prevent bacteria adhesion and improve the anti-biofouling activity by the contact-active antibacterial property.
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Suresh K, Srinu T, Ghoshal AK, Pugazhenthi G. Preparation and characterization of TiO2 and γ-Al2O3 composite membranes for the separation of oil-in-water emulsions. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra23523e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Hydrophilic TiO2 and γ-Al2O3 membranes were prepared on ceramic support to reduce membrane fouling in treatment of synthetic oil-in-water emulsions.
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- Kanchapogu Suresh
- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati-781039
- India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati-781039
- India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati-781039
- India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- Guwahati-781039
- India
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Li X, Wang Y, Pan J, Yang Z, He Y, Mondal AN, Xu T. The preparation and application of a low-cost multi-channel tubular inorganic–organic composite microfiltration membrane. Sep Purif Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2015.07.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Li W, Meng Q, Zhang C, Zhang G. Metal-Organic Framework/PVDF Composite Membranes with High H2Permselectivity Synthesized by Ammoniation. Chemistry 2015; 21:7224-30. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Basumatary AK, Kumar RV, Ghoshal AK, Pugazhenthi G. Synthesis and characterization of MCM-41-ceramic composite membrane for the separation of chromic acid from aqueous solution. J Memb Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.10.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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